Men's Basketball

Brigham Young University-Hawaii

55-220 Kulani Street - Laie, HI - 96762
Team Office: Tel: (808) 293-3760 Fax: (808) 293-3763
Team website: sports.byuh.edu/

Founded in 1955, BYU-Hawaii is a branch of the national Brigham Young campus in Provo, Utah. The university offers a traditional liberal arts curriculum among 3 colleges: Business, Computing, and Education. It offers 25 Bachelor degree programs. Majors offered include Travel Services Marketing Operations, Pacific Rim Studies, Hotel/Motel and Restaurant Management, and Business Administration. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked BYU-Hawaii in the fourth tier among liberal arts universities.

The campus is located 38 miles from Honolulu on the northern shore of Oahu.

School website
www.byuh.edu

College Profile

Type:

Private, Co-ed

Religious Affiliation:

Yes. Mormon

Enrollment:

2,400

Getting In:

Moderately Difficult. ACT:25/75: 20-26

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$8,000
Out-of-State: Same

Most Popular Majors

Int'l Business - Info Science- Intercultural Studies

Misc. Information

Head coach Ken Wagner completed his 18th season at BYU-Hawaii in 2007-08. In his 18 years, Wagner has had only one losing season. Wagner quickly established himself at the NAIA level by posting a 18-12 mark his first year. After playing a number of years in the NAIA, BYU-Hawaii switched to the NCAA in 1998. Overall, Wagner's teams have made four trips to the NAIA tourney and five to the NCAA. Wagner came to Hawaii in 1990 after proving himself as a high school and JC coach with a .726 winning percentage. Wagner is BYU-Hawaii's all time winningest coach. The Seasiders finished at 18-7 in 2007-08 but advanced all the way to the NCAA Sweet 16 before falling to Alaska Anchorage.

Team Name	Seasiders
Colors	Crimson, Gold and Gray
Division	NCAA Division II
All-Time Record	508-334 (.603)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	18-7	20-8	14-11	91-40 (.695)
Conference	13-5	12-3	6-6	54-23 (.700)
Conf. Finish	2	2	4	4, 1, 1, 1, 10
Post Appear.	Swt 16	n/a	1st Rnd	NCAA 4x
Final 25 Rank	NR	NR	NR	1x

Coaches

Head Coach	Ken Wagner
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at BYU-Hawaii	1990-91
Contract Expires	?
Record as Head Coach	341-169 (.669)
Record at BYU-Hawaii	341-169 (.669)
Coaching Awards	?

Asst. Coaches	Brandyn Akana, Harry Maxwell, Gabe Roberts

Recruiting Coordinator

Ken Wagner, (808) 293-3760, wagnerk@byuh.edu

Conference and Schedule

BYU-Hawaii plays in the Pacific West Conference (www.gopacwest.org). In July, 2005, the Pacific West Conference voted to admit Notre Dame de Namur University as a provisional member, as it transitions from the NAIA to the NCAA Division II. Grand Canyon University, formerly an NCAA DII Independent, will also be joining the conference, returning the Pacific West Conference to full conference status with six members. Currently, the team plays a 12 game league schedule, playing each team three times. Currently, there is no end-of-season conference tournament. Thus, the conference champion gets and automatic bid to the NCAA tourney.

Conference Opponents

Hawaii-Hilo, Chaminade, Notre Dame de Namur, Grand Canyon, and Hawaii Pacific.

Facilities

Cannon Activities Center
Capacity 4,500. Average attendance (???)

Style/Stats

In 2007-08, BYU Hawaii was ranked #17 in offense, averaging 83.3 ppg.